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A distracting genetic code | Thinking about WAYS to code gave rise to a mechanism that called for 20 amino acids specifically (also of interest: non comma-free codes, etc.) | PNAS paper | |
Gamow and the holes-for-amino-acids | A central question in information flow is how nucleic acids 'call for' amino acids. Early thinking was "because they fit together" |
Nice blog summary |
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Pauling's inside-out DNA | It makes sense--alpha helices have the 'interesting bits' (sidechains) on the outside; for DNA, if the bases 'instruct', shouldn't the instructions face out as well? | Paper (overkill) | |
Phlogiston | Everything about burning was backwards once. Instead of wood being reduced (able to be oxidized = gain oxygen), it contained 'phlogiston' used up by burning | Wiki link | |